Integer Optimization Model and Algorithm for the Stem Cell Culturing Problem

Omega ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 102566
Author(s):  
Jongyoon Park ◽  
Jinil Han ◽  
Kyungsik Lee
2009 ◽  
Vol 214 (5) ◽  
pp. 759-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Haasters ◽  
Wolf Christian Prall ◽  
David Anz ◽  
Carole Bourquin ◽  
Christoph Pautke ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany Miller

<p>Bone marrow derived stem cells express biomarkers capable of facilitating adhesion to the cell culturing microenvironment, thereby, influencing their proliferation, migration, and differentiation. In particular, biological biomarkers of mesenchymal stem cells include, but are not limited to, CD14-, CD19-, CD34-, CD45-, CD29, CD44, CD73+, CD90+, CD105+, CD106, CD166, Stro-1, and HLADR. The relationship between the stem cell biology and the materials and methods forming a cell culturing microenvironment serves as a critical aspect in the successful adhesion and growth within two-dimensional cell culture microenvironments such as polystyrene, laminin, fibronectin, or poly-L-lysine and within three-dimensional cell culture microenvironments such as hydrogel, ceramic, collagen, polymer based nanofibers, agitation, forced floating, and hang drop systems. Further, electrical stimulation of the stem cells may be implemented during the cell culturing process to measure stem cell growth and to determine stem cell viability. In addition, electrical stimulation of implanted stem cells may facilitate tracking by measuring stem cell migration distance and travel area. Although many biochemical and inflammatory biomarkers are expressed based on severity in stroke including, but not limited to, Interluken-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and glutamate (Glu), current methodologies of stem cell directing lack localization and biological effector specificity. Biological effector bound magnetic particle stem cells may serve as a potential treatment method in ischemic stroke. In particular, a stem cell biomarker may be configured to communicate with inflammatory biomarkers, thus, more efficiently delivering the stem cells to site specific areas having the most severely affected <i>in-vivo</i> biochemical microenvironments.</p>


Author(s):  
Laura Ylä-Outinen ◽  
Jarno M. A. Tanskanen ◽  
Fikret E. Kapucu ◽  
Anu Hyysalo ◽  
Jari A. K. Hyttinen ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter F. Young ◽  
Zhuangyu Pan ◽  
Penny Roberts ◽  
Jeff Hooley ◽  
Doug Smith ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 634-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoupeng Tang ◽  
Stephen D. Boyles ◽  
Nan Jiang

Author(s):  
Lennart Baardman ◽  
Setareh Borjian Boroujeni ◽  
Tamar Cohen-Hillel ◽  
Kiran Panchamgam ◽  
Georgia Perakis

Problem definition: Retailers have become increasingly interested in personalizing their products and services such as promotions. For this, we need new personalized demand models. Unfortunately, social data are not available to many retailers because of cost and privacy issues. Thus, we focus on the problem of detecting customer relationships from transactional data and using them to target promotions to the right customers. Academic/practical relevance: From an academic point of view, this paper solves the novel problem of jointly detecting customer trends and using them for optimal promotion targeting. Notably, we estimate the causal customer-to-customer trend effect solely from transactional data and target promotions for multiple items and time periods. In practice, we provide a new tool for Oracle Retail clients that personalizes promotions. Methodology: We develop a novel customer trend demand model distinguishing between a base purchase probability, capturing factors such as price and seasonality, and a customer trend probability, capturing customer-to-customer trend effects. The estimation procedure is based on regularized bounded variables least squares and instrumental variable methods. The resulting customer trend estimates feed into the dynamic promotion targeting optimization problem, formulated as a nonlinear mixed-integer optimization model. Though it is nondeterministic polynomial-time hard, we propose a greedy algorithm. Results: We prove that our customer-to-customer trend estimates are statistically consistent and that the greedy optimization algorithm is provably good. Having access to Oracle Retail fashion client data, we show that our demand model reduces the weighted-mean absolute percentage error by 11% on average. Also, we provide evidence of the causality of our estimates. Finally, we demonstrate that the optimal policy increases profits by 3%–11%. Managerial implications: The demand model with customer trend and the optimization model for targeted promotions form a decision-support tool for promotion planning. Next to general planning, it also helps to find important customers and target them to generate additional sales.


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